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Abbeys and Priories of Medieval Wales is the first comprehensive,
illustrated guide to the religious houses of Wales from the twelfth
to sixteenth centuries. It offers a thorough introduction to the
history of the monastic orders in Wales (the Benedictines,
Cluniacs, Augustinians, Premonstratensians, Cistercians, the
military orders and the friars), and to life inside medieval Welsh
monasteries and nunneries, in addition to providing the histories
of almost sixty communities of religious men and women, with
descriptions of the standing remains of their buildings. As well as
a being a scholarly book, a number of maps, ground plans and
practical information make this an indispensable guide for visitors
to Wales's monastic heritage.
Abbeys and Priories of Medieval Wales is the first comprehensive,
illustrated guide to the religious houses of Wales from the twelfth
to sixteenth centuries. It offers a thorough introduction to the
history of the monastic orders in Wales (the Benedictines,
Cluniacs, Augustinians, Premonstratensians, Cistercians, the
military orders and the friars), and to life inside medieval Welsh
monasteries and nunneries, in addition to providing the histories
of almost sixty communities of religious men and women, with
descriptions of the standing remains of their buildings. As well as
a being a scholarly book, a number of maps, ground plans and
practical information make this an indispensable guide for visitors
to Wales's monastic heritage.
This book celebrates the work and contribution of Professor Janet
Burton to medieval monastic studies in Britain. Burton has
fundamentally changed approaches to the study of religious
foundations in regional contexts (Yorkshire and Wales), placing
importance on social networks for monastic structures and female
Cistercian communities in medieval Britain; moreover, she has
pioneered research on the canons and their place in medieval
English and Welsh societies. This Festschrift comprises
contributions by her colleagues, former students and friends -
leading scholars in the field - who engage with and develop themes
that are integral to Burton's work. The rich and diverse collection
in the present volume represents original work on religious life in
the British Isles from the twelfth to the sixteenth century as
homage to the transformative contribution that Burton has made to
medieval monastic studies in the British Isles.
Monastic Wales - new approaches is an interdisciplinary collection
of essays written by some of the leading scholars working on
aspects of medieval Welsh history. The chapters in this volume
consider the history, archaeology, architecture and wider cultural,
social, political and economic context of the religious houses of
Wales between the Norman conquest in the eleventh century, and the
dissolution of the monasteries in the sixteenth.
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